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A Farewell to Arms
Content advisory. This book reflects the language and terms of the era in which it was written, which some listeners may find offensive.
Frederic Henry, an American lieutenant serving with the Italian ambulance corps in the First World War, falls in love with Catherine Barkley, an English nurse. Their affair unfolds against the Italian front and the retreat from Caporetto, as they try to leave the war behind.
Ernest Hemingway's 1929 novel, drawn from his own service as an ambulance driver in Italy, is written in the spare, direct style that made his name. This recording is the complete book.



